Fuel Mileage 2017 Ram 3500
Just upgraded from chevy 6.0 to a 2017 Ram 3500 SRW CTD. Already impressed with the 20 mpg on the highway. What should I expect towing a 9-10k pound 36 ft travel trailer in terms of mpg?
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rjxj wrote:
Slowmover
I searched SS sterling and found interior pics of yours I believe on air forums. That is a real beauty! With a low profile and low weight and rounded body style I can see how you'd get good mileage numbers. I dont remember all the generations right off. Is yours a 5.9 and did they get better mileage in general?
The pics of mine are of an earlier 3411 model. Thanks!
The later "Sterling" (almost a different TT) can be seen at the www.tompatterson.com site.
The current 35' has a 9k gross. I wouldn't quite call it light.
The 305HP/555TQ motor in my 2WD (IFS + rack & pinion steering) is acknowledged as an excellent balance of power versus fuel economy. My truck is dead stock except some suspension tuning. 220k miles or so. NV-5600, crew cab and 8' bed with cab height topper. 7,940-lbs and within forty pounds at all four corners.
My overall annual average town & country is 21-mpg for more than the past 50k miles.
I was willing to make changes to get the most. And the point isn't bragging rights, it's budgeting.
No, next to none of you get "there" faster. For reasons I hinted at above. I go to length because I believe most of you would be surprised and gratified at the result of intelligent changes.
I work as a professional truck driver. And move a 2/3-full smoothbore tanker around Texas and the surrounding states.
Always something new to learn at the wheel.
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